Abau

Noun

References

Acehnese

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic*sa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*əsa, from Proto-Austronesian*əsa.

Numeral

sa

one

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian*si-a, a combination of two pronominal members, Proto-Indo-European*kwih₂ and *h₂ew-/h₂en-. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian*tšja or, as per Meyer, from Greekσαν(san, “when, whenever”).

Bahnar

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Chamic*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*əsa, from Proto-Austronesian*əsa.

Numeral

sa

one

Banjarese

Etymology

Shortened form of asa, from Proto-Malayic*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*əsa, from Proto-Austronesian*əsa.

Numeral

sa

one

Derived terms

sa-

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan[Term?], from Latinsānus, from Proto-Indo-European*swā-n-(“healthy; whole; active; vigorous”).

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Indonesian

Etymology

Shortened form of esa, from Malayse, from Proto-Malayic*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*əsa, from Proto-Austronesian*əsa.

Numeral

sa

one

Irish

Etymology

From earlier ins an, from Old Irishissin(d), from Proto-Celtic*in sindū/sindai(“in the msg/fsgdative”) and *in sindom/sindam(“into the msg/fsgaccusative”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /sˠə/

Contraction

sa

Contraction of i + an.

Usage notes

This contraction is obligatory, i.e. *i an never appears uncontracted. Used before consonant sounds only. Triggers lenition of b, c, f, g, m, and p in Munster and Ulster varieties and eclipsis in the Connacht varieties. Changes initial s to ts in feminine nouns and, in some varieties, masculine nouns.

Related terms

Further reading

"sa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Entries containing “sa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

Declension

See also

References

Lower Sorbian

Preposition

sa

Obsolete spelling of za

Malay

Alternative forms

esa

ĕsă

se (se-)

sĕ (sĕ-)

să (să-)

اسا‎

س‎ (س-‎)

Etymology

Shortened form of esa, from Proto-Malayic*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*əsa, from Proto-Austronesian*əsa.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /sə/

Rhymes: -sə, -ə

Numeral

sa

(pre-1972)Obsolete spelling of se

Derived terms

sa- / س-‎

Maltese

Etymology

Probably from Arabicحَتَّى‎ (ḥattā, “until; as far as; even”). The form, though without doubt unusual, might be explained from earlier *ħta by assimilation in fast speech. Compare Moroccan Arabicحتى‎ (ḥta). Compare also Spanishhasta, which, if related, might point to the existence of an obsolete Maghrebi variant *ḥastā. Joseph Aquilina preferred to derive the Maltese form from a contraction of Italiansino a, variant of fino a(“until; as far as”). Both may also have reinforced each other.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /sa/

Preposition

sa

until

as far as

Mandarin

Romanization

sa (Zhuyin˙ㄙㄚ)

Pinyin transcription of 𠮿

sa

Nonstandard spelling of sā.

Nonstandard spelling of sǎ.

Nonstandard spelling of sà.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Verb

Pawaia

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Transnewguinea.org, citing both D. Trefry, A comparative study of Kuman and Pawaian (1969) and G. E. MacDonald, The Teberan Language Family, pages 111-121, in The Linguistic Situation in the Gulf District and Adjacent Area, Papua New Guinea (editor K. J. Franklin) (1973)

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic*sa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan*əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi*əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*əsa, from Proto-Austronesian*əsa.

Numeral

sa

one

Romani

Pronoun

sa

all

Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin*sa, from Latinsua, the feminine form of suus.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /sa/

Rhymes: -a

Determiner

saf

feminine singular of său: his/her

Pronoun

saf (possessive pronouns)

(preceded by "a") his/hers (that which is his or hers)

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latinipsa(“herself”), feminine of ipse(“himself”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /sa/

Article

safsg (pluralsas)

the (feminine singular definite article)

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

sa'

Etymology

anns + a'

Preposition

sa

in the

Usage notes

This form is used before nouns beginning with b, c, g, m or p; otherwise san is used instead.

Related terms

ann an

Serbo-Croatian

Preposition

sa (Cyrillic spellingса)

Alternative form of s; used instead of s when the following word or group of words start with sibilants s, z, š or ž and before instrumental form of first-person pronoun ja.

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic*sę.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /sa/

Pronoun

sa

Replaces the accusative of any personal pronoun whenever the object, whether expressed or implied, is of the same person as the subject. Typically can be translated as the corresponding version of oneself:

(reflexive)Bound with certain verbs, similar to the Italiansi. The pronoun is a part of the verb.

Usage notes

In regular sentences, it has to be on the 2nd position of the sentence.

In sentences in the past tense, sa moves to the third position while the inflected form of the verb byť takes the 2nd position.

In hypothetical sentences, sa moves to the fourth position of the sentences with the inflected form of byť occupying the 3rd position and the pronoun by taking the 2nd position.

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